By David Nicolle, Richard Hook
Born of a mix of spiritual fervour, army passion and political will, the Crusades ( 1095 - 1291) remain a desirable and misunderstood point of medieval heritage. Born amid significant anguish and bloodshed the dominion of Jerusalem remained a battlefield for nearly 2 hundred years. The Crusades raised to crusade for it gave upward push to the army Orders of the Templars and Hopitallers in addition to quite a few smaller orders, and have been a backdrop to the careers of a few of history's most famed leaders together with Richard 'The Lionheart' and Saladin. David Nicolle recounts the heritage and occasions of those basic campaigns that scarred the past due Medieval interval.
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